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Topic Discussion - Sleeping bag/system

With such a broad range of sleeping bags and the qualities that they bring to the table, it is a difficult choice. Especially with so many quality manufacturers. Although I am sure that they come from China, except for a few made in the USA. However, lets get to the categories and what choice I made, and why I made it.

Stitching is all made from a stretchable material that allows the bag to move WITH you as you move at night; helping to eliminate cold spots that normal bags would create. This means that since the bag does not stay close to your body... air is pulled into the cavity through the mummy opening which brings in chilled air. You can see it in the example photo below

Lastly, should you need to you can close off the footbox with an adjustment shortening the bag and allowing you to have less space to heat and more insulation at the foot end of the bag.

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